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Speedy deletion nomination of Glendora, CA School Board

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A tag has been placed on Glendora, CA School Board requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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Responding to your post at my talk page

You asked:

I am trying to comply with your rules, I am frustrated that you do not give me enough time to address the copyright violation. On my page "Glendora, CA school board", I added the link in the external link section to the school boards website, I do not understand why that is a violation? Please help me learn your system, so I can make contributions and not waste so much time... Sincerely, David. Also is it possible to get the page back up, of course with any necessary changes needed.

Sorry if this doesn't sound helpful, but you weren't stymied by a mere shortage of time. If you had managed to add an external link, it wouldn't have changed anything. First, External Links aren't the proper way to reference material. Second, even if you had referenced it properly, it is still a copyright violation. One cannot copy that amount of material, even with attribution. I've noticed that some editors are under the impression that one can copy material is it is referenced. That is generally not true (some exceptions which do not apply here.)

In addition, an article on just the school board is extremely rare. I see Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, but that is the title chosen for an article about the board and the district. I see Durham District School Board, but again the subject matter is broader than just the board members. I cannot find an example of an article purely about the board members of a school board. I haven't confirmed that it is impossible, but I would be surprised if it were permitted.

I cannot restore the page, as it contained virtually no material other than material under copyright.

If you would like to wrote an article relating to Glendora, consider adding to the Glendora High School article, which is quite in need of help.--SPhilbrickT 21:35, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Some advice, take it or leave it

I see that the School Board article was your first attempt to edit here. I'll pass along some advice that some find helpful

Writing an article for Wikipedia is harder than many people realize. Even professional writers find that the format and style needed for a good encyclopedia article are different than what might be appropriate for other venues. You could:

• Get someone else to do it—If your only goal is to make sure that an article is added to Wikipedia, you can request that someone write an article on the subject.
• Start by editing other articles—If you are interested in becoming an editor at Wikipedia, our experience demonstrates that it is better to start by improving existing articles, which will help you get a sense of how this place works, and then you will be ready to write your first article from scratch. A good place to visit is the Wikipedia backlog, where there are literally hundreds of thousands of articles needing help from editors. Find an article in a subject area you know, and add a source, or a reference, or simply help write it better.
• Go ahead and try—If you do decide to write an article immediately, please read our policy on conflicts of interest, then read our guide to writing your first article, which will repeat some of the good advice above. Then please use the Article wizard, which will help you through the steps. I urge you to accept the option to save your first draft in your user subpage, which will reduce the chance your work will be deleted before it is ready.

--SPhilbrickT 21:39, 1 February 2011 (UTC)